Starmer pledges rethink on international law to stop ‘Farage boats’ The Prime Minister blamed Brexit for making it harder to remove migrants who crossed the Channel in small boats. Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025
Starmer to rethink human rights law to tackle ‘Farage boats’ Prime minister blames Brexit for surge in numbers of small boat crossings but defends UK’s membership of ECHR The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2025
UK politics: Powell victory in Labour’s deputy leader contest would mean ‘division and disunity’, Phillipson suggests – as it happened Lucy Powell and Bridget Phillipson put their cases to party members at Labour’s conference on Wednesday The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2025
Farage is ‘selling snake oil’, Sturgeon tells book festival audience The former first minister made an appearance at Wigtown Book Festival where she discussed her new memoir. Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025
Brexit to blame for Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes, Labour MP claims Andrew Lewin has said ‘not a single tax’ would have had to increase if Britain stayed in the EU The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025
Tony Robinson: ‘I might worry a bit about being short, but I landed a part in the cult comedy series of the century’ INTERVIEW: Ahead of appearing at Henley Literary Festival, the ‘Blackadder’ and ‘Time Team’ star opens up to Kathryn Bromwich about how his novel ‘The House of Wolf’ almost disappeared for ever, and his wonderful days working with Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025
Reeves plans ambitious Brexit reset for young people to boost economic growth The chancellor claimed the ‘youth experience scheme’ would reduce the need for tax rises in the forthcoming Budget The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025
The word sauna comes from which language? The Saturday quiz From Japanese spiders and Spanish pirates to Get Brexit Done, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2025
Former Brexit Party MEP admits accepting bribes to shill for Russia Nathan Gill admitted eight counts of bribery between 2018 and 2019. He said he was tasked to make specific statements in return for money. Euronews · Sep 26, 2025
A contemporary history of Britain’s far right – and how it helps explain why so many people went to the Unite the Kingdom rally in London The recent “Unite the Kingdom” rally in London shows how easy it is for the radical right to mobilise a mass protest by repackaging a perennial issue as a moral panic. It did so by fusing together fears of migration and crime with a rising distrust in government. The Conversation · Sep 24, 2025
Scottish Secretary panned for backing post-Brexit law which 'undermines devolution' THE SCOTTISH Secretary has been panned for his continued backing of a post-Brexit law that his own predecessor admitted was undermining devolution… The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2025
Resisting Faragism offers the Lib Dems a rare clarity of purpose Ed Davey’s rallying cry in defence of moderate, liberal Britain might give some coherence to a party with a reputation for opportunism, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2025
Farage's Fallacy: Why Scrapping Migrant Protections Undermines Britain, Not Migrants Nigel Farage's plan to strip migrant protections, pitched as a £200bn saving, risks deepening the UK's economic decline, widening social divides, and eroding political trust. International Business Times UK · Sep 23, 2025
The hard right is claiming the cross – and true Christians should not allow it British church leaders have finally spoken out about the dangerous rise of Christian nationalism. But their message was far too timid, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2025
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2025 Voices: Will the ‘Boriswave’ sweep Farage to No 10? COMMENT: By laying the blame for Britain’s immigration woes squarely on ex-PM Boris Johnson, the Reform leader is eliminating a rival and bolstering his own rise, writes Sean O’Grady
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025 Where you went to school may decide how you vote Labour needs to ‘show that they get it’ to stand a chance of winning the next election, top pollster says
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025 Sir James Dyson says Brexit was worth it – even if it’s made people poorer Britain’s fourth-wealthiest man has argued it is better to be ‘independent’ than tied to the EU
The National (Scotland) · Sep 19, 2025 Ex-Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt to speak at pro-EU dinner in Edinburgh GUY Verhofstadt, a former Belgian prime minister and EU political heavyweight, will speak at a pro-EU dinner in Edinburgh ...
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025 After the far-right mass rally in London, Britain must learn lessons from abroad – and fast This is no time for complacent exceptionalism. The UK is part of the fourth phase of the far right in the postwar era, and its politicians must respond, says political scientist Cas Mudde
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025 Voices: Boris Johnson’s Mayfair dinner bust-up shows how lost the Tories are COMMENT: The ex-PM was drawn into a spat with former colleagues when he claimed, falsely, to have reduced immigration – just as Labour’s Shabana Mahmood shows her pragmatic approach might have a chance of success after all, writes John Rentoul
The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2025 Maria Caulfield becomes latest senior Tory to defect to Reform UK Former health minister announces decision a day after MP Danny Kruger joined Nigel Farage’s party
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025 Braverman denies planning to defect ahead of press conference with Reform Former home secretary Suella Braverman and David Frost, the former Brexit negotiator, are set to appear alongside Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice on Thursday to discuss human rights
Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2025 Reform press conference with Braverman and Frost fuels talk of Tory defections Former home secretary Suella Braverman and Lord Frost, the former Brexit negotiator, are set to appear alongside Reform’s deputy leader on Thursday.
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025 Nigel Farage ordered to pay £10k to Brexit Party founder Mr Farage intends to appeal the decision after the court awarded judgement in default
The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2025 Between the Waves by Tom McTague review – the long view on Brexit An ambitious history of Britain’s volatile relationship with Europe, culminating in the 2016 referendum